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Pretty neat, congrats!

It is a lot of radar but I'm lookin for birds :) Apprecaite the advice, will keep a close eye on it, Yes, it's an Atlantic Tower fishing arch. They make a really nice product, amazing shipping/packaging and are easy to talk by phone. The videos and documentation they have for installation are...

Thanks, when I drilled through the cabin walls there were wood chips that came out so it did appear to have a wood core. I'd estimate 2 inches thick. I went with the 3.5" diameter by 1/4" thick backing plate that came with the arch but a larger plate might be a good idea and apprecaite the...

Installed a radar arch on my 1994 Grady Seafarer 228g and mounted a 4’ open array on it. The radar pedestal/antenna on top of the array weighs 60lbs and the arch is mounted to the cuddy cabin with round metal plates which sandwhich the cabin. The arch also weighs 60lbs (120lbs total). I can do...

@SkunkBoat your interpretation was correct, Kus was only talking about the sender ground, tank still needs to be grounded: "You are referring to the tanks requirements which is separate. Our senders ground goes connected to the vessels common ground and not the tank. You may consult with the...

Super smart idea to use the hatch to access the tank for the ground wire, didn't think of that. I will definitely add that this week before putting the boat it, no reason not to have it. Correct, no forward tank. Wish I had it! Lots of storage room there I'm missing out of, wish the access...

I agree. Definitely would have grounded the tank if I knew when the hatch was unsealed. Really don't want to open it up again but I might. I replied to the email from Kus saying "isn't there a federal law that required tanks be grounded, or is it just that the sender grounds the tank" but...

Interesting Interesting. Emailed Kus, feel a bit better about it. They said: "no need to ground the tank with our new model. Make sure the screws are isolated with rubber washer when installing the sender." It's a bit confusing because all their notes say "connect pink wire to ground" which...

I Noticed that nub on the tank that is often used for grounding and saw in some pictures that others had used it for ground but when I opened it up it wasn't connected, only the sender was...so I didn't connect it. Obviously leaving things are they are isn't the right way to do things, hope I...

My 1994 Grady seafarer 228g raw water washdown/livewell switch is extremely hard to use. It works but I feel like I’m going to break it off everytime I switch it. Is it a huge lift to replace or is there something I can do to lube it up? Guessing I have to take the livewell out and that sounds...

Replaced the sender and caulked two panels in using 3M Marine Adhesive Sealant 4000 UV and painters tape to make the caulking lines nice. Made the mistake of tightening down the hatch with a screw gun and some epoxy had seeped into the countersunk holes so the screws didn't go all the way down...

Thanks for the input. Certainly can't hurt...I'll add them in!

I'm glad you asked! Correct, I didn't think I need them. Do you think I do? Definitely open to suggestions and still have time to add them in. In Hookup1's post he had some braces but his hatch is twice the width of mine...

Update: Replaced all the old wood, refiberglassed the panels and feels solid as a rock. Was definitely a two person job and could’ve used another hand putting it back together. I cut all fiberglass to size and layed everything out before and then worked as quickly as possible to get everything...

According to seastar (teleflex) the helm kit I need is #HS5151. Purchased the kit and will replace seals this weekend.

Ahh, thanks for the input, that makes more sense! Do you or anyone know the name of this helm or the original helm that comes with the 1994 grady seafarer 228g? Trying to find a seal kit on amazon that would work. Could be the HH5741, hh6189, etc. Will give Grady a call in the morning too but...

Have a 1994 228g and Seastar 1 helm that started leaking last year. Talked to seastar and purchased a gasket kit but it's the wrong kit. Since this part is almost 30 years old figured I might have more luck here. All of the seastar helms I've seen (including the gasket Seastar sent me) have you...

Awesome, thanks for the advice! Just a few more pieces to cut and sand and then it'll be a new hatch.

Are you supposed to leave space between the squares or not? Seen people using one large solid piece and people using many small pieces close together. From what I read you want to leave .25" between the pieces for contraction but would apprecaite advice. In the pictures I took above it looked...

I plan to remove the round access hatches and seal them back as the last step before the panel goes back into the boat. Will be sealing the round access ports and the hatch with 3M fast cure 4000 sealant. Hatch is cleaned up and ready for a new 6" pieces of 11 ply 1/2" thick marine...